Fans think Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘The Governor’s Waltz’ is about her relationship with Paul Mescal

Phoebe Bridgers fans are speculating that her new song ‘The Governor’s Waltz’ is about her former relationship with Paul Mescal. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Lost Weekend’ review: indie’s poet laureate returns with a staggering, strange and stirring opus The track appears on the singer-songwriter’s third studio album, ‘Lost Weekend’, which was released today (Friday August 14). Bridgers, who was previously engaged to Mescal, appears to allude to the actor’s current partner Gracie Abrams in ‘The Governor’s Waltz’. “And she can pretend to be me/ Since she took my place in my bed on that stage/ I have not lost any sleep,” she sings. As some fans have pointed out on social media, the “bed on that stage” lyric is an apparent nod to the bed that was part of Abrams’ live set on tour. The bed looked similar to the one Bridgers previously recorded videos of herself playing songs from during the pandemic. In 2017 – before either Bridgers or Abrams had met Mescal – Abrams shared some photos of her rocket-themed bed sheets online. In response, Bridgers commented: “I HAVE THE SAME SHEETS.” i am so fucking sad pic.twitter.com/jVtgcqQHk7 — zac ❦ #bb28 era (@sabsfaultline) August 5, 2026 the unfo...